Is Pinehurst, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
4 of the 15 utilities serving Pinehurst have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: Kipling Oaks 1, City of Orange, Orangefield WSC and 1 more.
Decker Oaks, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Pinehurst’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Decker Oaks
Texas · serves 1,986 people · about 420 in Pinehurst
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Decker Hills
Texas · serves 3,780 people · about 320 in Pinehurst
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 40.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wood Trace MUD 1
Texas · serves 3,084 people · about 300 in Pinehurst
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Kipling Oaks 1
Texas · serves 2,418 people · about 250 in Pinehurst
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Woodland Oaks Subdivision
Texas · serves 3,666 people · about 230 in Pinehurst
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 38 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Orange
Texas · serves 19,300 people · about 230 in Pinehurst
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Westwood North WSC
Texas · serves 3,186 people · about 200 in Pinehurst
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lake Windcrest Water System
Texas · serves 3,144 people · about 200 in Pinehurst
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hazy Hollow East Estates
Texas · serves 2,424 people · about 170 in Pinehurst
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Old Egypt Subdivision
Texas · serves 8,442 people · about 160 in Pinehurst
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 41.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Pinehurst
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Pinehurst than those above.
- Harris Montgomery Counties MUD 386 May Vserves 2,364 people · about 160 in Pinehurst · no health-based violations since 2016
- Orangefield WSCserves 8,231 people · about 140 in Pinehurst · 3 health-based violations since 2016
- City of Magnoliaserves 7,107 people · about 130 in Pinehurst · 1 health-based violation since 2016
- Pinedale Mobile Home Communityserves 330 people · about 110 in Pinehurst · no health-based violations since 2016
- Old Mill Lakeserves 300 people · under 100 in Pinehurst · no health-based violations since 2016
MUD stands for municipal utility district, a local water and sewer district common in Texas.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Decker Oaks’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Pinehurst
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Pinehurst, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nova Biologicals, Inc.
Conroe, TX · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
Water Utility Services, Inc.
Spring, TX · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
A & B Environmental Services, Inc.
Houston, TX · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Texas Well Owner Network, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Well Informed screening events, where well owners bring in water samples to be screened for common contaminants, followed by an hour-long session explaining the results. Upcoming events are on the network's calendar. Trainings, Texas Well Owner Network.
All 80 certified labs for TexasWhich ZIP codes are in Pinehurst: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: TCEQ, drinking water laboratories approved for public water system samples; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Pinehurst
Other towns in Montgomery County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Decker Oaks’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water